LCD vs. CRT
Having read the posts on what to do with old CRTs and also the dangers of photon beams zapping out of the ray guns and getting us all, I am left with questions on two trains of thought: (1) Is it wiser to buy a flat-panel monitor? Are we safer? Are our kids safer? They spend quite a bit of time in front of those monitors (both are gamers, and one is a design communications major, so he's going to be in front of computer screens for a LONG time). Should I consider replacing my sons' CRTs for flat-panels? (I'm on a PowerBook.) (2) Is CRT recycling actually a for-profit possibility? I am not close to Oregon, so it would be hard for me to ship my CRTs. However, would this be a viable start-up business option? How would one learn how to properly safely dismantle, sort, and ship these things? Claire -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: LCD vs. CRT
At 11:29 AM -0500 05/28/2005, Claire Hart wrote: Having read the posts on what to do with old CRTs and also the dangers of photon beams zapping out of the ray guns and getting us all, I am left with questions on two trains of thought: (1) Is it wiser to buy a flat-panel monitor? Are we safer? Are our kids safer? They spend quite a bit of time in front of those monitors (both are gamers, and one is a design communications major, so he's going to be in front of computer screens for a LONG time). Should I consider replacing my sons' CRTs for flat-panels? (I'm on a PowerBook.) In the old days, CRTs were mostly plain glass. So they did radiate forward a quite bit -- that's why yer mom told you to not sit so close to the TV. But modern CRTs have a lot of lead (shielding) in the glass, and much much better masks (the thing that you see between pixels if you look real close), so the radiation leakage is minimal. The radiation is ruled by the inverse-square law. That means it falls off very very quickly as you move away from the screen. Bottom line: If you sit more than two feet away from the screen, I wouldn't worry about it. Of far greater concern, for both CRT and LCD, is eye strain in general. Staring at any type of monitor for long hours is tuff on the eyes! Reducing the brightness and adjusting the contrast can make a big diff. And try a longer keyboard cable, so you can sit farther away from the screen. Also keep in mind that there are still specific uses for CRTs. If you're into serious graphics or video work, CRTs currently have much better color reproduction and response (faster frame rate). LCDs are improving, but they're not there yet. Well, ok. I saw one LCD that had what I consider pro-quality color reproduction. But it was $22,000. :) (2) Is CRT recycling actually a for-profit possibility? I am not close to Oregon, so it would be hard for me to ship my CRTs. However, would this be a viable start-up business option? How would one learn how to properly safely dismantle, sort, and ship these things? There are a number of companies that recycle equipment for profit. Due to the extensive environmental laws and regulations, I think it would be very risky start-up! FWIW, - Dan. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: LCD vs. CRT
Claire, I agree with Dan. CRT monitors still have many uses. Take me for example. My main computer is a PowerBook Pismo. I have the Apple 17 CRT Studio display hooked up to it for web design purposes. With both LCD and CRT technology at my fingertips, I'm able to compare colors for some websites. There is a huge difference, especially how pictures can look. With both, I'm able to get the best quality between the two. If you have gamers in the house, they are better off with modern CRT monitors for now. Dan's previous post on this thread best explains why. Zoltan THE BLUETOOTH (and WiFi) MASTER -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: LCD vs. CRT
From what I've heard from others, CRTs have a longer useful life span than LCD monitors as well, and are significantly cheaper, which helps with the value equation. Brian On May 28, 2005, at 11:29 AM, Claire Hart wrote: Having read the posts on what to do with old CRTs and also the dangers of photon beams zapping out of the ray guns and getting us all, I am left with questions on two trains of thought: (1) Is it wiser to buy a flat-panel monitor? Are we safer? Are our kids safer? They spend quite a bit of time in front of those monitors (both are gamers, and one is a design communications major, so he's going to be in front of computer screens for a LONG time). Should I consider replacing my sons' CRTs for flat-panels? (I'm on a PowerBook.) (2) Is CRT recycling actually a for-profit possibility? I am not close to Oregon, so it would be hard for me to ship my CRTs. However, would this be a viable start-up business option? How would one learn how to properly safely dismantle, sort, and ship these things? Claire -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
1.25ghz PB Hangs in Tiger
Anyone else having fits with Tiger on the Al Books? I've been getting hangs - maybe once a day - that lock everything. No mouse, no keyboard, nothing. I have to use a ctrl-cmd-power to reboot, no matter how long I wait. They seem to come with opening new program instances - like finder windows, mail messages, safari tabs, etc. This is a fresh erase-the-disk-and-install Tiger installation. I have a single 1gb RAM stick that was bought from OWC about 8 months ago. The only other OS level item I see that I have installed is Temperature Monitor Lite, but it was hanging before I installed that. 10.4.1 has been better than 10.4.0, but Panther was solid, no hangs. I haven't had these problems before I installed Tiger. I've done loads of PRAM resets, nvram resets, permissions repairs, disk checks and extensive memory tests - everything checks out fine. Anyone else with similar woes? Maybe a fix? - Dylan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 1.25ghz PB Hangs in Tiger
on 28/05/05 21:02, Dylan McDermond at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone else having fits with Tiger on the Al Books? I've been getting hangs - maybe once a day - that lock everything. No mouse, no keyboard, nothing. I have to use a ctrl-cmd-power to reboot, no matter how long I wait. They seem to come with opening new program instances - like finder windows, mail messages, safari tabs, etc. This is a fresh erase-the-disk-and-install Tiger installation. I have a single 1gb RAM stick that was bought from OWC about 8 months ago. The only other OS level item I see that I have installed is Temperature Monitor Lite, but it was hanging before I installed that. 10.4.1 has been better than 10.4.0, but Panther was solid, no hangs. I haven't had these problems before I installed Tiger. I've done loads of PRAM resets, nvram resets, permissions repairs, disk checks and extensive memory tests - everything checks out fine. Anyone else with similar woes? Maybe a fix? No problem with 10.4.1 on my 17. No hang or anything else... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] bozotic /boh-zoh'tik/ or /boh-zo'tik/ adj.: [from the name of a TV clown even more losing than Ronald McDonald] Resembling or having the quality of a bozo; that is, clownish, ludicrously wrong, unintentionally humorous. Compare wonky, demented. Note that the noun `bozo' occurs in slang, but the mainstream adjectival form would be `bozo-like' or (in New England) `bozoish'. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 1.25ghz PB Hangs in Tiger
Anyone else having fits with Tiger on the Al Books? I've been getting hangs - maybe once a day - that lock everything. No mouse, no keyboard, nothing. I have to use a ctrl-cmd-power to reboot, no matter how long I wait. No problem with 10.4.1 on my 17. No hang or anything else... I'll echo Laruent's findings as well. 10.4.1 on a 1st gen 17 albook. My suggestion would be to remove the ram stick and see if that causes the issues to stop. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
